Chana-Esther Dayan


Bio:
Chana-Esther Dayan lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband of five years. She is learning to integrate her Jewish faith in her daily living in a mixed marriage. Since there are no real rules, Hannah and her husband are learning as they go.
Posts
Blessing
In Hebrew, a blessing is a Brachah. We say a Brachah before we light Shabbat...Cleaning
Passover requires an intense amount of cleaning. I have read numerous articles about how it...Chametz
Chametz is such a curiosity to me. During the rest of the year, we can...Slavery
An obvious theme of Passover is slavery. The Jewish people were slaves in Egypt. The...Five Things People Assume When Your Spouse/Partner Isn’t Jewish
Whenever we meet someone new, I always worry about the reaction they will have when...Retelling
One of the main activities of Passover is the retelling of the story of Exodus....A Charoset Blended Recipe
My grandmother, Bless her Soul, made the most amazing dishes. Sadly, all the recipes disappeared...Purim, Revealing the Hidden
One of the themes of Purim has to do with the hidden becoming revealed. Esther...Bed Time
Lori Palatnik recommended that I start saying the Shema with my son in the morning...Where Do We Fit In?
Being a somewhat Shomer Shabbos Jew married to a non-Jew, I often feel a little...